Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being discharged from a Rome hospital two weeks ago, greeting crowds in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in a surprise visit that lifted the spirits of Catholics there to greet him.
The 88-year-old pontiff, seated in a wheelchair and aided by a nasal cannula for breathing, waved and smiled as Christians cheered following a Mass dedicated to the sick.
Francis was hospitalized for five weeks at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, beginning February 14...